Insect-trap.



s. F. SEASHOLTZ,

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'Patented 0st, 10, 1916.

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sYLvANUs rox sAsHoLTz, or Pocii'rELLo, IDAHO.

INsEc'r-TRAP.

specification of Letters Patent.v

Application nica :une 14,1915. s eriai No. 32,2373..`

- To allie/wm 'it-may concern.'

Be it known that I, SYLVANUS F. SEAS- IioLTz, a citizen of the United States, anda. resident of Pocatello, in the county of Ban- 5 nock and State of Idaho, have invented an Improvement in Insect-Traps, of which the `following is a specifica-tion.

This inventionis anvimprovement in insect traps and has particular reference to a trap adapted to be attached to doors, windows and the like.

One of the objects of the present inven" vide :a device of this character which is conivparatii-'elysimple in construction, effective in use, and which may be manufactured at a minimum cost. The inventive idea`v involved is capable o f receiving a variety -of mechanical expressions, some' o f which, for the purpose of illustrating the invention, are shown in the accompanying -drawings, in which-' Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodin'ient of the invention showing the saine applied to a screen door. F ig. 2 is an' enlarged verticalssectional lview thereof. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on thefline 3-3 of Fig. v2. Fig. 4- isA adetail perspective view of a. bait device used i n` coii nection'with the invention.- Fig. 5 isza-def i tailperspective view of the bottom receptacle used in connection with the invention land the means for securing the saine Vto -a ysiip'ort; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of :1

ni ified form of the invention. Fig. 7 i'sa transverse view on the line 7 7 of Fig. G.

. the-'electric' wire supporting frame Referring to the drawings and more par- IVniimeral'10-iii icatcs a screen door to which i bent to provide a vertical'portion'lQ forining a slot adapted toreceive suitable fasteningv means such as screws. The ends 13 of the bracket are bent laterally as shown best Sis a still further modification show-V.

ticfiilarly to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive thereof the.

Patented Oct. 10. 1

in Fig. 5 and are provided with the vertical portions 14 adapted for insertioninto the.' sockets 15 of the bottom tray or receptaclen.'A

16 whereby the same is ysupported in e'substantially horizontal positio'nxas shownain F ig'. 2. This receptacle 16 .is around its top with an intui'ned ange I7 and has extending upwardly Afrom the'bot-f toni thereof the vertical guides l'fona piv pose :which will appear in the course of t description. A fluid may be placed vin th receptacle 16 so that insects dropping there into will be drowned, or a piece of'fly paper may be placed thereiii in order to prevent the escape of the insects.

The outer frame 19 formed of wire mesh rovided i is adapted to surround the receptacle 16 and i i ceive a staple 23 whereby the .frame may beA locked to the door, as shown in Fig. 1.

An inner wire supporting frame generally indicated by the numeral 24 is mountedwithin the outer wire frame 19 and has its bottom 9.5 provided with openings .26 to receive the upright guides 18. The frai'ue 24 is also provided with a top 27 which-is pro'- vided with an eye 28 adapted to receive the hook portion 2*.) of a bracket 30 which may be secured to the screen door 10 as shown in Fig. 1 whereby the frame is supported iu position. The top and bottom of the franic are connected by means of vertical metallic strips 31, angular in cross section, and adapted to engage certain edges of wooden '-'posts 32 which are of substantially rectanioo' same and prevent sagging thereof, the saine .v being secured in spaced relation b v means Y of suitable insulation of the wires 3i are connected to any suitable The teru'iinals 36.'

source of, current, not shown, whereby s aidwl bc charged in order to electrociite the latter completing a no'ii ly with which they come in contact. ner frame 24 is inserted into' the receptacle 16 and'is spaced from the flange 17 thereof in order that the insects, after being electro cuted, will drop into said receptacle.

A bait device is used in connection with the invention and is mounted in a rectangular opening 37 formed in the bottom 25 of the frame 24. This bait device comprises a small pan 38 having extensions 39 at the bottom thereof adapted for engagement with the bottom of -the frame and also has extending upwardly from its bottom theconverging plates 40 surrounded by a cover 41 of some absorbent material which may be saturated witha liquid adapted to attract the insects. This bait device is detachably retained in position by means of a pivoted latch 42 which extends underneath ofthe pan 38 and has its free end provided with a lateral extension 43 adapted for engagement with a slotl 44 formed in the bottom 25 of the inner frame. It will thus be seen that should it be desired to remove the bait device, this may be done by first lifting the inner frameout of the surrounding frame 19 and then disengaging the latch 42 from the pan 38 whereupon the device may be removed from the opening 37 formed centrally in the bottom 25 of the inner frame.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the trap comprises a metallic frame 45, preferably rectangular in formation, and having struck in the sides thereof the spaced sockets 46 adapted to receive the vertical portion 47 of a bracket 48 which is identical in construction to the bracket 11 used in connection with the preferred embodiment. The frame 45 has secured thereto a fixed bottom 48 of Wire mesh and is also provided with a wire mesh top 49 hinged tothe frame 45 at 50. Said frame has extending transversely thereof a plurality of spaced alined supporting rods 51 adapted to have secured thereto the sheets of fly paper7 52. These sheets of fiy paper are substituted for the electrical entrapping device which is used in connection with the construction'shown in Figs. 1 to 5. A rod 52 extending longitudinally of the frame 45 is adapted to retain the sheets 52 in position.

In Fig. 8, there is shown a slight modifi; cation of the form shown in Fig; 1, wherein the device is constructed so as to be better adapted to be applied to a screen. The outer and inner frames 19 and 24', respectively, in this instance, are arranged inhor- 'i izontal position and supported by means of 'the brackets 53 at each end thereof. The inner frame 24 is also identical in construction tothe inner frame 24`in the preferred embodiment.

I claim:- 1. An apparatus of the class described comprising a receptacle having guides eX- -tendmg therefrom, an outer wire mesh frame surrounding said receptacle, an inner frame including end plates and mounted in said receptacle, one of said plates having openings for receiving the guides carried by said receptacle, posts interposed between said end'plates and having grooves therein, electrically charged wires surrounding said posts and crimped to engae said grooves, means for retaining Said Wires in position, and a bait device mounted in said inner frame.

2. An apparatus 0f the character described comprising a'frame including longitudinal members having grooves therein. electrically charged Wires surrounding said frame and crimped to engage said grooves, means for' retaining Said wires in position, a wire mesh frame surrounding the firstnamed frame, and a receptacle having its sides interposed between said frames and spaced from the first-named frame.

3. An apparatus of the character described. comprising an innerjrame, insect destroying means carried thereby, 'an outer frame surrounding said innerframe, and a receptacle having its bottom arranged beneath both frames and `its sides interposed therebetween and spaced from the inner frame.

4. An apparatus of the character described comprising an inner. frame, insect destroying means carried thereby, an outer frame surrounding said inner frame, 'a receptacle having its bottom arranged bel-)cath for receiving said guides, and electrically charged Wires'carried by said frame.

6. Ari apparatus of the character described, comprising a frame including rectangular longitudinal members having longitudinal grooves in their outer edges, electrically charged wires surrounding said frame and crimped to engage said grooves,

sition.

- sYLvANUs FoX'sEAsHoLTZ.

Witnesses D. W. CHURCH,

T. D. FRANKLIN.

,and means for retaining said wires in po- 

